stymie
/ˈstaɪmi/
verb
- To prevent or block someone from doing something or making progress.
- Her opponent's strong defense stymied every attempt to score.
- Bad weather stymied our plans for a picnic.
- The lack of funding stymied the research project.
noun
- A situation in which progress is blocked or hindered.
- The project faced a stymie due to a software glitch.
- We're at a stymie until the parts arrive.
- The negotiations hit a stymie when neither side would compromise.